14 percent more passengers for Air Berlin in January
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air transport/traffic figures January 2008
Berlin (euro adhoc) - Air Berlin got off to a good start in the new year. In January, Air Berlin (including its subsidiaries LTU and Belair, and the airline company Walter) transported a total of 1,781,556 passengers, i.e. 14 percent more than in the corresponding month of the previous year (1,562,459 passengers). Fleet capacity utilization improved from 65.2 percent in January 2007 to 69.1 percent in January 2008 (+ 3.9 percentage points). Flight revenue per available seat kilometer (ASK) remained unchanged at 4.06 Eurocents.
January 2008
Capacity: 2,577,960 Number of passengers: 1,781,556 Capacity utilization rate in %: 69.11
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Further inquiry note:
Claudia Löffler
Senior Manager Public Relations, Air Berlin
phone: +49 30 3434 1500
e-mail: cloeffler@airberlin.com
Branche: Air Transport
ISIN: GB00B128C026
WKN: AB1000
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